Graveminder by Melissa Marr

Book Description
Rebekkah Barrow never forgot the tender attention her grandmother, Maylene, bestowed upon the dead of Claysville. While growing up, Rebekkah watched as Maylene performed the same unusual ritual at every funeral: three sips from a small silver flask followed by the words, “Sleep well, and stay where I put you.”

Now Maylene is gone and Bek must return to the hometown—and the man—she abandoned a decade ago, only to discover that Maylene’s death was not natural . . . and there was good reason for her odd traditions. In Claysville, the worlds of the living and the dead are dangerously connected—and beneath the town lies a shadowy, lawless land ruled by the enigmatic Charles, aka Mr. D. From this dark place the deceased will return if their graves are not properly minded. And only the Graveminder, a Barrow woman, and the current Undertaker, Byron, can set things to right once the dead begin to walk. . . .

My thoughts
Rebekkah Barrow goes back home when her grandmother dies. Little did she know that her grandmother was the Graveminder assists the dead back to in the land of the dead, if they are lost. With help from Byron, they bridge the gap and hopefully keep peace between the dead and the living.

An interesting concept, but the characters are not fully developed and the story got a little confusing at times. It was also predictable and not truly a horror story.

Disclosure: I received this book for review from the publisher. I received no compensation for my thoughts.